You know that time I found that really great idea...where was that again?

Life is busy.  So busy.  I have two boys, one 5 one 5 months, grad school, a full time job, a full time husband, and a full time job as maid of honor in some upcoming nuptials.  There is no way I am going to remember things like blog addresses.  Even for some really good blogs.  One maybe, two possibly, three-wait what was that name again?  I suppose there must be a ton of people like me because someone some where invented blog readers.  Website where you can create one account to keep track of all the blogs you want to follow.  In an attempt to organize one aspect of my life I checked out a few online blog readers. Below are my findings.

Tumblr- I did not enjoy Tumblr .  I found it pushy and too in my face.  upon signing up it immediately pushed me towards following 5 different sites.  Yes I could skip this step, and yes I could search for topics I wanted but I felt like it was a used car salesman.  Very buy now buy now.  I did select my five.  I even went ahead and found some pictures of Chris Evans topless to ease the sting.  But a girl has her principals and no amount of eye candy will get me to like something I feel forced into.  You may look at my Tublr account (and those previously mentioned pictures) by the link below.

Bloglines- something is up with this site because I could never get it to open.  I tried my laptop, iPad, Kindle, and smart phone (you'd think with so many gadgets I'd be more in the know).  No dice on any of them.  Sorry Bloglines- you are the weakest link.

Newsvibe- This reader was ok.  I felt more educated reading up on the latest headlines but I kept getting the link for it confused with Vibe magazine, which turned me off pretty quickly.  I also didn't like the vibe I got from Newsvibe.  It felt very sterile.  Too business like for my taste.

Newsblur- I did NOT like the look of this site.  I had major flashbacks to large pixels and square lettering.  The half pages of blogs vs half page of menus was not for me.  I was lost from the moment I clicked "try Newsblur".

Digg Reader- If you are in the market for nice and easy then you might like Digg Reader.  This is a pretty straightforward site.  You search for a topic or blog and they return with a list of matches.  Easy.  I myself thought it was a little dull and continued to look for something with a bit more pizazz.

Bloglovin'- I almost fell in love with this site.  When I first opened it it reminded me of Pintrest and I am a huge fan of that site!  Bloglovin' had the same layout and the same look- lots of pictures with titles and short blurbs under them, very appealing to the eye.  However, being as how it was so similar to Pintrest  I wanted something new.

Feedly- Behold my new blog reader!  I must admit I was slightly put off when it wouldn't let me explore the site without immediately joining, but in the end we became fast friends.  I found setting up my own account quick and easy.  Once I had it I could search for blogs by the host name or by the web address or simply by subject.  And viola!  There they all were- my virtual friends that I didn't know I had.

 So now that I have my Feedly account I must fill it with worth while blogs and more sweet meat (slang for Chris Evans and Ryan Goslin memes).  I did find librarian blogs worth while to add to my ever growing collection.  Below are the librarian blogs I recommend following:

• You Rach You Lose- Has great book synopsizes, excellent information about upcoming bookstore events, and a bonus for me throws in the occasional recipe. 
• First Second Books- Graphic Novels for everyone!  Enough said
• This is Teen-  Nothing but YA book talks, recommendations, first looks at book covers, chats about what people are reading. YA all the time!
• Librarian Problems-  This lady is funny!  Mostly a bunch of memes about everything a librarin thinks and feels.  Read when you need a laugh!
• Annoyed librarian- This woman is my soul mate, I can feel the sarcasm through the computer screen.  She posts issues and new ideas in the world of library and gives her own thoughts and feelings on them.  Read when you want to be informed but want it straight.  Also read where it is ok to laugh out loud!

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